Recognizing that sellers who might be interested in its Global Shipping Program (GSP) may want more flexibility in the program than it currently offers, eBay has added some flexibility to the program. It now allows sellers to use their own Read more
Amazon is getting a lot of flak these days over treatment of warehouse workers, but you wouldn’t know it if you watched 60 Minutes on Sunday evening. The investigative news show went inside a company warehouse, but with cameras in Read more
eBay is running a seller promotion through December 5th, but only for those sellers invited to participate. The company does not reveal how it chooses which sellers will be allowed to participate in invitation-only promotions. The current promotion kicked off Read more
eBay noted in a recent blog post that it supports a bill that promotes cross border trade that was introduced in Congress in March. The Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase Read more
PayPal allows users to fund their accounts and pay for purchases using many different methods, and now it is adding prepaid gift cards to the list. On Wednesday, just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, it announced Read more
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is about to reveal something that no one has seen before…. Amazon’s M.O. has always been to plug along at what it does best, keeping a low profile. Rarely Bezos will grant an interview, Read more
Counterfeit goods have long been a concern for manufacturers and distributors of valuable products and services. They have been a downside to the growth of ecommerce, as unscrupulous types try to earn an ill-gotten living through the sales of fake Read more
Competing with big name retailers like Amazon and Walmart on pricing represents a fool’s errand. Creative online sellers try to find niches that can be filled with unique items to avoid taking on the biggest companies head-on, and that’s looking Read more
eBay UK is running a free listing promotion in which casual (private) sellers can list up to 100 auction listings and pay zero insertion fees. The promotion runs from November 28 – December 1 on eBay.co.uk. eBay.co.uk registered private sellers Read more
While eBay got people nervous last month when it announced a cautious outlook for the holiday season, research firm comScore came out with a healthy forecast for US online spending on Tuesday, reporting an expected 14% year-over-year growth, or 16% when factoring in mobile Read more
